Bitcoin Suisse secures Abu Dhabi crypto licence

• Bitcoin Suisse has received a full Abu Dhabi Global Market licence to offer regulated digital asset services across the UAE.
• The approval allows the company to provide spot trading, institutional custody and crypto derivatives to eligible clients.
• The licence expands Bitcoin Suisse's regulated presence following its recent MiCA approval in Liechtenstein.

Bitcoin Suisse has secured full Financial Services Permission from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Abu Dhabi Global Market, allowing its subsidiary to provide regulated cryptocurrency services to institutional clients across the United Arab Emirates.

The licence authorises Bitcoin Suisse to offer spot trading in approved virtual assets, institutional custody and hedging products, including derivatives, following a multi-stage regulatory review by Abu Dhabi Global Market.

“The arrival of Bitcoin Suisse further strengthens Abu Dhabi’s position as a destination for institutional digital asset infrastructure,” said Abu Dhabi Global Market Chief Market Development Officer Arvind Ramamurthy.

Bitcoin Suisse said it currently safeguards about US$3.7 billion in digital assets globally and ranks as the world's fourth-largest staking operator by assets, while adding that its Abu Dhabi business plans to support clients seeking access to tokenised real-world assets.

Following the approval, Bitcoin Suisse said the new licence strengthens its regulated operations in the Middle East after receiving a Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation Crypto-Asset Service Provider licence in Liechtenstein on June 22, which enables it to serve clients across the European Economic Area.

Abu Dhabi has continued expanding its regulated digital asset sector by licensing firms including Binance and Kraken, as the emirate seeks to attract institutional cryptocurrency businesses through its regulatory framework.

The latest approval adds to Bitcoin Suisse's growing regulatory footprint across Europe and the Middle East, as jurisdictions including Abu Dhabi and Dubai continue developing formal licensing regimes for digital asset service providers.